Heads and Paws of Lions

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Heads and Paws of Lions

Eugène DelacroixLinkedCulture matchlcp-ff01cec55b2b

Date
n.d.
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on tan wove paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
18686

While Delacroix never completed classical academy training, the practice of drawing from three-dimensional sculptural fragments stayed with him. He sketched details for future paintings like these from live caged animals as well as from dissected cadavers. Delacroix’s friend and fellow artist Antoine-Louis Barye even used casts of animal parts for his monochrome bronzes. In contrast, Delacroix’s touches of color increase the liveliness of these isolated images.

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Gift of Robert Allerton

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AAT300033973

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